the village trilogy 1995
16mm, B&W
24 min
Photo Stacy Clark Baisley
the village trilogy alludes to the millions of people uprooted through emigration in the past century while exploring ideas of home and family. Employing the physical characteristics of early cinema, Taler and her dancers capture a time and place that is beyond our grasp, but not beyond our memory.
Awards:
Best Experimental Film, Toronto Worldwide Short Film Festival
Gold Hugo, Short Subject Experimental, Chicago International Film Festival
Cinedance Award for Best Canadian Dancefilm, Moving Pictures